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Letters Potent No. 76,796, dated April 121-, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT-IN wonKfsTANos.

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TG ALL WHOM ITMAY CON-CERN:

Beit known that I, I. Monats, of Clinton, in the county of De Witt, and in the State of Illinois, haveA invented a new and useful Combined SpoolRack, Pin-Cushion, and Twine-Box; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, in whieh A Ivigure 1 is an elevation,

Figure 2 a vertical section, and

Figures 3 and 4 are enlarged views of parts lin detail.

The nature of my invention consists in so combining a number of articles of utility to thehousekeeper as that they may form a pleasing ornament tothe work-table, so simple iu its details as to be of easy construction, and therefore of little expense. I v y In the drawing, A is a stand, of wood, metalfor other suitable material, of any form to please the fancy',

and hollowedlout soas to form a box or receptacle fora ball of twine or thread, or anything of that sort. B is a cap or cover, made to fit-the stand A, as shown in fig. 2.

avt are spindles, screwed into or otherwise irmly attached tothe stand having screws cut upon their upper ends, upon which the spools are placed, and upon which they may revolve loosely. Oonical nuts, are

tapped for the screws on the spindles, and'thcr taper form allows them to be screwed down into the centre hole of any-sized spoolas tight as may be desired, or so much as will prevent the spool from turning toofreely. In iig. 2 are shown the positionsof the nuts on differentssized spools.

n l C is a pin and needle-cushion, of material and form to suit the maker. A hem is made 'in the .lower or outer edge of the cushion-cover,'fthrough which a cord is passed, so that, pulling on the ends, the cushion will be contracted like a purse. The cushion is placed over the cap or cover B, and the hemmed and corded edge is drawn to a groove or ledge around the cover, and contracted thereon by drawing the cord, which may then v be secured `by tying or other-wise fastening the ends. vThis is shown at4 c, iig. 2.

This method of attaching pin-cushions may be used on anykind of a stand or support for articles of a similor nature.

A hole through the cap B allows the twine or thread therein to be drawn out as required, after being passed through the c ushion by a needle.

D is a metallic standard arising from the -top of the-cover B, to which it is secured by a screw and nut, or any equivalent device, after passing through the cushion, as shown in fig. 2. The top of this standard is grooved, to form a socket for the reception of the knives E E. Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical cross-section of the head of the standard and knives on a line passing through the angle formed by their inclined edges, as shown in g.' ,1. The knives are alike, and are both ground to a bevel edge on the same side, so that when their dat sides are in Contact, their edges will forma cutting-angle, as lshown. l

Ihe -heel of' euch knife is prolonged. into a bar, .d, and has a projection, d', in the centre, for about oneL third of its length, for which there is a corresponding socket in the. bottom of the bgroove in the standard D, the depth of this groove being a triile more than the width of the bars d, while its width is equal to the'thickness of both` knives at their heels. The bar d of eachv knife is slghtlydeilected or sprung from the plane of the I ilat side'of theknife, as seen in fig. '4, which shows an edge view of the heels of the knives together, so that i when placed together in the groove of the standard D, they will -be compressed and tightly held by their tend ency to spring apart,"while the knives will be prevented from working apart `by the projections d* fitting into the socket in the -bottom of the groove of the standard. i

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new-therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The groove and socket of the standard D, in combination with the deflected hars d of the knives E, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.v

The spool-spindles a a, twine-box A B, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above-described com hereunto signed my name, this day of 186 *i I. MORRIS. Witnesses:

` FINIS E. MORGAN, JAMES RONALD.

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